Chapter 26 Family

The room, which was dim just now, was now gradually lit up by candlelight, as if a sound was heard.

"Mammy, what happened outside?"

A cold voice came from the room, accompanied by the sound of a woman coughing violently.

Aunt Zhang stepped forward quickly and quietly, leaning against the door and speaking awkwardly:

"There was an assassin in the capital tonight, and the imperial guards came to search the area, except for your main house."

After a long time, a sound was heard in the room.

A gentle voice sounded: "In this case, Mammy, please wait for a moment."

Aunt Zhang looked worried and said anxiously, "Miss, please take care of yourself and don't slow down."

The leader of the imperial guards beside him looked puzzled. How could this woman be so weak?

Jiang Qingning stood up, put on her gauze dress and walked to the door. The door opened with a creak.

Her face was pale, her voice was soft and gentle, and she bowed weakly and said, "Sorry for the wait."

Jiang Qingning was wearing a white gauze dress, with her long hair cascading down behind her. She was beautiful, with delicate features, especially her eyes, which were particularly captivating, like a talking fairy.

The leader of the imperial guards asked as the aroma of incense wafted towards him, but the smell of blood mixed in it was hard to ignore. His eyes tightened and he stepped forward.

"Did something happen in Miss Jiang's room?" asked the leader of the imperial guards.

Jiang Qingning coughed twice and covered her lips tightly with a handkerchief. Aunt Zhang hurried forward to support her, her face full of heartache and forbearance.

"No, it's just that I have had some lung disease before. I caught a cold these days, which triggered the old illness and made me vomit blood. The room was filled with the smell of blood, and I'm sorry to have scared you, sir." Jiang Qingning bowed weakly with apologetic look on his face.

"It's okay. We'll go in and take a look, then leave." The leader of the imperial guards saluted and stepped in.

"It's natural... cough cough cough... cough cough... puff!"

Before Jiang Qingning could finish his answer, he began to cough violently. His thin body seemed to curl up in pain, and then, as if he could no longer hold it in, he suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood.

His eyes widened in shock, and he stood there not daring to move.

The front of Jiang Qingning's white dress was instantly stained red with blood.

Jiang Qingning felt extremely apologetic. After stopping his cough, he struggled to half-open his eyes and said, "I'm really sorry for disturbing you, General. I'm too weak and this happens every time I catch a cold. General, please search first."

Aunt Zhang felt distressed: "Miss, please hold on for a while..."

The leader of the imperial guards quickly turned aside and said, "You go back and lie down first. I'll go in and take a quick look."

"How can this be done?"

Jiang Qingning was in a dilemma, his face becoming paler and paler, and within a few breaths, he started coughing violently again.

"Yes, yes, please come in quickly!" the leader of the imperial guards said hurriedly.

Jiang Qingning and Aunt Zhang looked at each other, and the latter hurriedly helped her in. Jiang Qingning was helped in with weak steps and slowly lay down on the bed.

Nanny Zhang carefully covered her with a quilt, lowered all the bed curtains, walked quickly to the door, and signaled the imperial guards to enter the room to search.

Perhaps because they felt that Jiang Qingning was too pitiful, everyone quickly completed the search and reported to the leader of the imperial guards.

"My Lord, there is no trace of the thieves."

The leader of the imperial guards relaxed his expression and bowed to Aunt Zhang, saying, "Ah, Aunt, please wait. I will leave here. Please forgive me for disturbing Miss Jiang's rest."

Nanny Zhang still saw the person out the door. She smiled as she saw him off, but the moment she looked up, her smile froze.

Qin Xiu was standing in a white brocade robe with his hands behind his back. He had a face as beautiful as jade, a pair of phoenix eyes like cold stars at midnight, a high and straight nose, his clothes fluttering, and his figure was as graceful as jade, like a god.

"How is the investigation going?" Qin Xiu asked the leader of the imperial guards.

"Your Excellency, there is nothing wrong. It's just that Miss Jiang is not feeling well, but she is still cooperating with the investigation. It's really hard for her." The leader of the imperial guards said flatteringly.

Qin Xiu frowned, strode to Aunt Zhang, and asked worriedly, "Aunt Zhang, is she sick?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the leader of the imperial guards instantly understood that perhaps the relationship between Prince Qin and Ning Ge was unusual.

Nanny Zhang gasped and called him the God of Plague in her heart.

She took two steps back and bowed distantly, saying, "Thank you for your concern, Young Master. I just have a lung disease. It happens every time I catch a cold. I'm used to it. It's nothing serious."

"Since there's nothing else to do, I'll go back and serve the young lady. The soup is still stewing in the kitchen."

Qin Xiu was about to speak to see what was going on, but Nanny Zhang's brows jumped, and she instantly stepped back to the threshold, bowed, and closed the door in one go.

Qing Zhi was extremely shocked: "Prince, she..."

Isn't this too much of a disregard for their family's heir?!

Qin Xiu raised his hand, unconcerned, and whispered, "Send more medicinal herbs tomorrow, all kinds. I'm sure she's been in poor health these past few years at the Anping Marquis's mansion."

Qingzhi could only obey: "I obey your command."

Qin Xiu jumped on his horse and shouted coldly, "Continue searching the entire city!"

"Yes!" the imperial guards responded.

In the room.

Jiang Qingning took out a handkerchief to wipe off the powder on her face, changed her bloodstained white dress, spat out the blood in her mouth, rinsed her mouth with water and spit it into the spittoon. She did this several times before she stopped feeling nauseous.

She wiped her face with a handkerchief and threw it into the basin beside her, causing blood-red ripples.

Nanny Zhang quickly pushed the door open, walked forward carefully to check, and then breathed a sigh of relief.

"Fortunately, my lady used a blood pack in a moment of desperation. I thought you had hurt yourself."

"It's impossible to hurt yourself. Mammy, go down and rest first. We'll go out of the house to get some medicine tomorrow. She might have a high fever tonight, so I'll take care of her."

Jiang Qingning waved his hand and sat on the edge of the bed.

She looked at the familiar face in coma, her heart filled with mystery.

"Yes, I will withdraw now." Nanny Zhang responded.

"By the way, who was stabbed today?" Jiang Qingning asked curiously.

Nanny Zhang was shocked and stepped forward quickly, saying, "Young lady, it was Marquis Anping and Madam Bai who were stabbed. Marquis Anping was stabbed in the chest and his arm was scratched, and Madam Bai was hit in the back by a dart and fainted from shock. I'm afraid the Marquis Anping's mansion is in chaos right now."

Jiang Qingning was stunned for a moment, then looked at the unconscious person and said firmly, "Mammy, this is my younger sister."

Her brother is an expert at using hidden weapons and darts, and he looks so similar to her.

The only person who could be so young and skilled in martial arts, who could assassinate Xun Chen, who had practiced martial arts for many years and could also use hidden weapons and darts, could only be a member of the Jiang family.

However, no one else in the Jiang family knew martial arts. Only the eldest branch of the family, from their parents to their brothers and sisters, all practiced martial arts and kept fit since childhood, learning a few tricks to enable themselves to protect themselves.

"Miss?"

Nanny Zhang shouted in a hoarse voice. She could naturally think of what Jiang Qingning was thinking of, and was also shocked.

"Since it's the Third Young Miss, we must protect her. We can't let the Imperial Guards capture her. Otherwise, not only will the Third Young Miss be captured, but our Jiang family will be completely finished!"

Zi Su snorted coldly: "Let's not talk about the second and third branches of the Jiang family. The way they are now is retribution!"

Nanny Zhang turned around and glared at her, and the latter quickly lowered her head and dared not speak.

"Miss, what do you think?"

Jiang Qingning came back to her senses and burst into tears of joy: "Since she is my little sister, I must keep her safe!"

Aunt Zhang and Zi Su were excited and beaming: "Congratulations, young lady, on finding the Third Young Lady!"

Jiang Qingning said softly: "Mammy, Zisu, you two should go back and rest. I want to accompany her."